A TRUE gentleman will follow this guide – and if you can’t make an omelette you won’t make the cut.
The top 20 forbidden actions of a real gentleman have been revealed and if you have tattoos you’re in trouble.
With the winter months arriving, a gentleman may wonder what he is allowed to wear, according to Countrylife, Wellington boots pass the test – as long as they are black or olive green.
Logos are also a no-go for any clothing a suave man may wish to dress in, and tattoos should tried to be covered up.
However, if Brits are planning a holiday abroad to escape the cold snap, make sure not to be photographed at a Nikki Beach club, according to Countrylife’s list.
Or perhaps you have booked your honeymoon, but if you are a sophisticated newly-wed, you won’t have chosen a hotel near a golf course.
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To impress his parter, a 21st century gentleman must also know how to behave on a date.
If you arrive at your date’s doorstep with cellophane-wrapped flowers, they are entitled to shut the door.
Once at the restaurant, it is forbidden to text during dinner or hand out a buisness card at the table.
However, if the date is successful and you find yourself cooking breakfast for them the next morning – you must know how to cook an omelette, according to the list.
It is also a brilliant idea to decorate your pad with some houseplants, as letting them die automatically strips you of a true gentleman title.
It is also expected of a refined man not bore people with his skiing holiday stories, boast his children’s exam results and call his stockbroker on the train.
You also can’t call yourself a man of honour in 2022 if you cut the hedges during bird-nesting time, sport a moustache (except in Movember), or squeal in a cold shower, according to the list.
Finally, it is absolutely unacceptable to ever refer to yourself as ‘Daddy’, as is “Daddy needs a gin and tonic” say Countrylife.
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Countrylife have released other lists in previous years which state a gentleman can undo a bra with one hand, prepare a one match bonfire, and is unafraid to speak the truth.
They are also forbidden from wearing sandals, owning a Chihuahua or blow drying their hair.
